Save Long Beach Island v. U.S. Department of Commerce

ELR Citation: 54 ELR 20034
No(s). 23-1886 (RK) (JBD) (D.N.J. Feb 29, 2024) (Kirsch, J.)

A district court granted NMFS' motion to dismiss a challenge to its decision to issue several incidental take authorizations (ITAs) for wind farm development off the coasts of New Jersey and New York. A nonprofit group argued NMFS violated the Marine Mammal Protection Act because the ITAs had more t...